Jersey vs Sudan: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Jersey
34.5%
in 2025
Sudan
34.9%
in 2025
Jersey rank
203rd
Sudan rank
200th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Jersey
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 34.9% against 34.5% in Jersey, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jersey ahead.
Jersey ranks 203rd and Sudan ranks 200th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jersey averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.7% | 8.6% | 35.2% | Jersey |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 14.5% | 26.5% | Jersey |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 18.8% | 17.0% | Jersey |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 23.0% | 10.7% | Jersey |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 31.8% | 1.0% | Jersey |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 32.4% | 0.7% | Jersey |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 33.7% | 0.7% | Jersey |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.8% | 0.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Jersey or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 34.9% against 34.5% in Jersey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Jersey and Sudan?
- 0.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Sudan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Jersey and Sudan rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Jersey ranks 203rd and Sudan ranks 200th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.